Program Components

PhD in Contemporary Jurisprudence	Compulsory	Elective	Total
Coursework	15	9	24
Research Dissertation (Thesis)	30	-	30
Total Credit Hours	45	9	54

Research Dissertation

Course No.	Course Name	Prerequisite	Credit Hours	Level	Semester
8410121	Registration for Research Dissertation (Thesis)	Completion of at least 21 credit hours of coursework with a cumulative GPA of at least 3 out of 4, and passing the knowledge proficiency examination in the Contemporary Jurisprudence and Comparative Jurisprudence track at doctoral level with a grade of at least 3 out of 4	0	Second	First
	Defense of Research Dissertation (Thesis)	Completion of 24 credit hours allocated to coursework with a cumulative GPA of at least 3 out of 4, publication of two peer-reviewed research papers in refereed scholarly journals, one of which is in a Category (A) journal, and completion of the minimum residency period in the dissertation of 4 semesters, without exceeding the maximum period of stay in the program of 12 regular semesters.	30	Third	Second
Total Credit Hours					30

Total Credit Hours for the Program	54